frank howarth | Cherry Bowl with Spikes @frankmakes | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 13 hours ago
It has been a few years since I have finished a wood turned bowl blank that has had a crack in it. I have used a method in the past where I cut the bowl blank in half on the band saw along that crack. Then I build a new wooden insert to fill that space and glue the bowl blank back together again. Finally, I turn the glued up parts into a finished bowl with an interesting insertion. The space where the crack used to be now celebrates its defect. In this bowl, I made a simple segmented insert to go into the space that I cut out. I then made walnut spikes and attached them along the insert. It was more of an experiment and a fun project. In the end, it doesn't look too bad but it is a tiny bit silly. What it has given me is a bunch of ideas for doing more of this kind of project. I would like to do something where I attach rough pieces to the outside of the bowl blank and then carve the outside with a grinder or a sanding disc and shape the outside of the bowl with the spikes more organically, while turning the inside of the bowl on the lathe.
Tools used in this project can be found at
http://www.frankmakes.com
CNC: http://www.cncrouterparts.com
wood turning tools: carterandsontoolworks.com
To see upcoming projects follow me on social media
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It has been a few years since I have finished a wood turned bowl blank that has had a crack in it. I have used a method in the past where I cut the bowl blank in half on the band saw along that crack. Then I build a new wooden insert to fill that space and glue the bowl blank back together again. Finally, I turn the glued up parts into a finished bowl with an interesting insertion. The space where the crack used to be now celebrates its defect. In this bowl, I made a simple segmented insert to go into the space that I cut out. I then made walnut spikes and attached them along the insert. It was more of an experiment and a fun project. In the end, it doesn't look too bad but it is a tiny bit silly. What it has given me is a bunch of ideas for doing more of this kind of project. I would like to do something where I attach rough pieces to the outside of the bowl blank and then carve the outside with a grinder or a sanding disc and shape the outside of the bowl with the spikes more organically, while turning the inside of the bowl on the lathe.
Tools used in this project can be found at
http://www.frankmakes.com
CNC: http://www.cncrouterparts.com
wood turning tools: carterandsontoolworks.com
To see upcoming projects follow me on social media
Patreon
patreon.com/user?u=16151185
instagram.com/frank.howarth/?hl=en
twitter.com/FrankHowarth
facebook.com/FrankMakes
